The health pass is back in Denmark. After almost two months without restrictions, the country will reintroduce the health pass because of the sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, the Prime Minister announced on Monday.
“The Epidemics Commission recommended that the government classify the coronavirus as a societal threat disease and re-impose the coronapass. The government will follow this recommendation, ”said Head of Government Mette Frederiksen at a press conference.
More than 2,000 new cases for five days in a row
At the end of last week, the health authorities warned of a risk of seeing the country’s hospitals “overloaded” because of the “risk of Covid-19, flu and other infectious diseases”. “Health authorities expected more people to be infected (with Covid) and hospitalized, but things happened faster than expected,” noted Ms. Frederiksen.
On Monday, for the fifth day in a row, more than 2,000 new cases were reported in the Nordic kingdom of 5.8 million inhabitants, where 36 people are hospitalized in intensive care.
“We can live with the coronapass”
The health pass must be reintroduced, in particular in bars and restaurants and nightclubs. “We can live with the coronapass. It allows you to have peace of mind when you go to the cinema or to a concert, ”assured the Prime Minister. Its reintroduction will make daily life “more difficult for those of you who are not vaccinated.” This is how I think it should be, ”she said.
A pioneer of the health pass that was introduced there in the spring, the country of 5.8 million inhabitants abolished it on September 10, at a time when the number of new cases was four times lower than today’s figures. hui. In Denmark, 85.9% of those over 12 received two doses of the vaccine.